English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Προποντίς (Propontís).

Proper noun edit

Propontis

  1. (historical) Sea of Marmara

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Προποντίς (Propontís).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Propontis f sg (genitive Propontidos or Propontidis); third declension

  1. Sea of Marmara

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Propontis
Genitive Propontidos
Propontidis
Dative Propontidī
Accusative Propontida
Propontidem
Ablative Propontide
Vocative Propontis
Proponti1
Locative Propontidī
Propontide

1In poetry.

References edit

  • Propontis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Propontis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.